Archive - January 2019

The Consumer Electronics Show, the annual tech trade show held in Las Vegas, recently wrapped up. Several different styles of breast pumps were featured at the show. A few years ago, breast pump tech finally got more advanced and has only gotten better. Several different new options were featured, including hands free pumps like Elvie and Willow Pump, as well as Babyation, a pump that includes tubes to a storage container that holds bottles, ice packs and other parts.  Read about the advances

Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center recently found that acupressure helped reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors in 2016. They recently found that acupressure helps relieve or improve chronic pain, anxiety, depression and poor sleep. Relaxing acupressure was found to improve depression and poor sleep. Both relaxing and stimulating acupressure were found to be more effective than standard care with managing anxiety, severity of pain and pain interfering with

A new drug for stage IV breast cancer was recently delayed by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug, scaituzumab govitecan, demonstrated substantial improvement over existing therapies. This drug is able to hone in on the cancer and delivers chemotherapy right to it. The delay was due to issues on chemistry, manufacturing and control matters. No additional clinical or preclinical data needs to be generated. The drug producer will be requesting a meeting with the FDA as soon as possible with

At the beginning of the year, most of us make resolutions. Have you thought about putting together resolutions for billing and reimbursement? The van Halem Group has put together a series of articles on best practices for the new year. Documentation resolutions should include your problem areas, like illegible signatures, illegible provider documentation, inconclusive date of receipt, and issues with identifying the patient on the medical records.  Read the whole article on van Halem's

The Focus Conference is the perfect way to cross off three major things from your wish list: the CEUs you need, fun networking to boost your business, and the vacation you desperately deserve! This year's Focus Conference features an exhibit hall including new participating vendors like Nature's Root, Abbott Nutrition and Trulife and a reinvigorated Networking Lunch. Choose between 12 different round table discussions, including topics like leadership, retail sales, cyber risks, customer

Princeton University researchers have found a new breast cancer treatment method that could stop the spread of triple-negative breast cancer, an especially aggressive form of the disease. This new method uses a protein called Tinagl1 that naturally exists in the body. This protein blocks the passageways that triple-negative breast cancer is spread. The new treatment is still in the experimental stages, but these new findings could potentially lead to a new treatment option for this type of breast

Consumer health technology has typically overlooked women and focused on the white male consumer. Much of this is due to the individuals or companies who are financing technological developments and many of these investors are male or male-dominated venture capitalists. Technology focused on women, or "femtech," is a growing multi-million dollar market, but there are concerns revolving around privacy, the diversity of the woman consumer, and health claims. Read the full article from the Australian

Same or similar denials occur when claims information is checked against the patient’s CMN history. This will indicate when equipment is “same or similar” to that piece of equipment being billed on the claim. These types of denials can be avoided early on when providing DME equipment to patients. The most important part in preventing this type of denial is by having a thorough intake process. Suppliers are encouraged to use an intake form to assure all necessary information is

Recently, Allison Schickel, the creator and founder of the Brobe, was chosen as a Tory Burch fellow. Each year, hundreds of women entrepreneurs apply for this prestigious year-long mentorship program and only 10 are selected. The program also includes time with Tory Burch, an international entrepreneur, a $10,000 grant and a chance to win $100,000. A magazine recently interviewed Allison on her exeprience with this unique mentorship program.  Read the full story from Stout Magazine here. Learn